Student Supplemental Instruction Leader

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University is recruiting Supplemental Instruction Leaders for the Academic Success Center in Corvallis. These part-time roles support BA 211Z to MTH 254 and involve leading study tables for historically challenging classes.

SI Leaders receive extensive pedagogy training and perform as learning facilitators, not teachers, with up to 12-15 hours per week. Training precedes facilitation and continued employment depends on funding and performance.

Qualifications

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term

Responsibilities

• Attend your SI Supported course, and synthesize relevant course content (~20%)
• Develop a weekly, 50-minute plan for study tables based on current course topics (~25%)
• Lead 6-7, 50-minute study tables per week, implementing best practices of collaborative learning (~40%)
• Collaborate regularly with course faculty about your observations in SI (~5%)
• Thoughtfully engage in weekly professional development meetings with other SI Leaders (~10%)
• Complete additional project work as needed, including peer observations and debriefs, running exam reviews, and various other projects related to SI or the Academic Success Center

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Leadership

Education

Enrollment in high school/college

Job description

Important Notifications:

Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.

Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.

Department:

Academic Success Center

Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• Unofficial Transcript

For additional information please contact: William McDonald-Newman at [e-mail]

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

Job Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill 30 part-time (a maximum of 12-15 hours per week) Supplemental Instruction Leader position for the Academic Success Center at Oregon State University (OSU).

Applicants to this posting will be contacted in the case of an opening on the SI team on an as needed basis.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) employs leaders supporting BA 211Z, BA 213Z, BA 275, BI 22xZ, BI 23xZ, CH 12x, CH 22xZ, CH 33x, ECON 201Z, ECON 202Z, MTH 111Z, MTH 112Z, and MTH 254.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a highly successful academic support program and an integral part of the Academic Success Center. SI offers group study tables for students enrolled in historically-challenging classes. SI study tables emphasize collaborative, student-led learning over direct instruction through the design of interactive activities developed to check and build on student understanding and confidence with course content. All study tables are led by SI Leaders who have succeeded in the course and completed pedagogy training in order to design their own activities using research-supported practices. Successful SI leaders are learning facilitators, not teachers.

No experience in learning support is needed to apply. SI leaders hired from this applicant pool will undergo extensive training prior to facilitating study tables.

Continued employment is based on program funding; course support needs; and positive, professional performance.

Position Duties:

• Attend your SI Supported course, and synthesize relevant course content (~20%)
• Develop a weekly, 50-minute plan for study tables based on current course topics (~25%)
• Lead 6-7, 50-minute study tables per week, implementing best practices of collaborative learning (~40%)
• Collaborate regularly with course faculty about your observations in SI (~5%)
• Thoughtfully engage in weekly professional development meetings with other SI Leaders (~10%)
• Complete additional project work as needed, including peer observations and debriefs, running exam reviews, and various other projects related to SI or the Academic Success Center

Transferable Skill Development:

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership

Qualifications:

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the